"Do you have any able-bodied men to sell?" asked the high priest.
"What's the matter? Does your Sea Tribe want to buy able-bodied men?" The chief of the Flying Donkey Tribe came to the Sea God City to buy salted radishes. As for selling people, the chief of the Flying Donkey Tribe sold quite a few in the Seven Hundred City, and most of them were sold to small tribes renting in the Seven Hundred City.
Don't underestimate the small tribes; they are numerous. Even if each small tribe buys two or three people, there are still 30 or 40 small tribes, and the transaction volume is hundreds of people. As long as there is profit, the leader of the Flying Donkey Tribe will do anything.
"How much do you have on hand now?" asked the high priest.
"I have three hundred and am preparing to take them to Qibai City to sell." Before winter, Qibai City had another bumper harvest of radishes. The chief of the Flying Donkey Tribe would certainly not miss this business opportunity.
"What's the price?"
"Are you really buying it?"
"What nonsense! I bought a large quantity, so I want a discount!"
"Then..." The chief of the Flying Donkey Tribe and the chief priest of the Sea Tribe began to spit. Isn't this how primitive people bargain?
"Don't worry, we guarantee that people will arrive in three days!" The deal was finally negotiated. The Hai tribe had a large amount of salted dried radishes, and the chief of the Feilu tribe was very excited.
"We bought strong men, don't pass them off as inferior goods!"
"High Priest, don't worry, our Feilu tribe's business is trustworthy!"
After having a meal of stir-fried pork with green onions from the high priest, the chief of the Flying Donkey Tribe hurried away with his men.
"We agreed on three days, and it's already the fifth day."
"High Priest, aren't we here to get more people? Look, there are more than three hundred people, three hundred and ninety-eight..." The chief of the Flying Donkey Tribe was really rude. It was a big business and it was not easy to catch up with it, especially a big customer like the Sea Tribe.
"We in the Sea Tribe don't have that much salted radish." The Sea Tribe's Sea God City had a good supply of salted radish. But with so many newly acquired men, they'd need to use up some in the future. We couldn't afford to be stingy, right?
"Onions, garlic..."
All right! The Hai Tribe has no shortage of onions and garlic. Besides Ma Yue, who absolutely needs them, everyone else... what about luxury goods? They can't live without them. The high priest doesn't care.
Ma Yue wanted to lead the people of the Sea Tribe to conquer the natives of Wu Island, but he couldn't do it without able-bodied soldiers. So, of course, he had to buy some first.
Three hundred and ninety-eight, that’s a pretty good number.
There were still about ten days left to go out to sea, plenty of time. During these ten days, Ma Yue and the 398 newly acquired people constantly engaged in "ideological work." Intimidated by the great charlatan's miraculous power, the 398 newcomers prostrated themselves at Ma Yue's feet, more or less gaining some strength of faith.
What if we don't have any? Thirteen people. There's no time left. Let's go out to sea and fight first, and then see how things go.
Leaving behind ninety-eight newcomers with the power of faith, taking these three hundred newcomers (including the thirteen people who have no power of faith at all), and the indigenous people of the Sea Tribe will provide a total of one hundred able-bodied soldiers. This is all the people of the Sea Tribe who will go to sea in winter.
As for the training of new recruits, we’ll talk about it when we get to the Baiwu branch.
Iron Lion and White Eagle became the captain and deputy captain of the expeditionary force, and Chun Wu and Xia Wu's guards naturally followed.
Going out to sea, Ma Yue was so upset. Fortunately, Wangcai was with him, so he didn't feel too sad.
Almost all the ships on the coast of the Sea Tribe followed Ma Yue out to sea.
May the heavens and the earth bless you... Ma Yue's prayers worked, and he finally arrived at Kirishima safely.
Setting foot on the land of Kirishima, I felt much more grounded.
Yizi, He, Lan, and Tiedan were all there. The four leaders were also surprised by Ma Yue's arrival.
"Didn't find it?"
"Tiedan and I have been exploring the coast for almost a year. Although we have reunited successfully, we really haven't found a suitable gathering place for the new sea outlet." Yizi was a little upset because he didn't complete the charlatan's instructions.
It is hard to say how big this island is. Yizi and Tiedan went in two different directions and explored it by boat for a year before they reunited and returned. It can be seen that this island is not small.
"If there is nothing, then there is nothing. Exploration requires luck." Ma Yue did not blame Yizi and Tiedan. Drifting on the sea for a year, even on the coast, would not be pleasant. It would definitely be hard work.
"Everyone has worked hard. It's not easy being away from Poseidon City." Ma Yue was still a qualified leader. "Chef, make some plates of stir-fried pork with green onions and scrambled eggs with garlic sprouts. We'll have a meal together!"
Ma Yue is so awesome! He even brings his own personal cook with him when he goes to war. And now, the cook has also gone out to sea with Ma Yue. In the sea tribe, the cook has the best knife skills. He can slice the meat the thinnest and shred the meat the finest. So delicious!
Ma Yue's attitude touched Yizi, He, Lan and Tiedan. Is the leader's care heartwarming?
"You charlatan, if we really go on an expedition, there aren't any good targets nearby. Some of the tribes are too small." Let's talk about things while having a meal.
"What do you think?" Ma Yue asked.
"Instead of conquering this foggy island, why don't we go on an expedition?" The chair had an idea.
"Over there at Ghost Mountain?" Tiedan asked.
"Yes, the white people originally came from a peninsula on the other side of Ghost Mountain. Now, the tribe occupying that Ghost Mountain peninsula is called the Gray Ghosts, with a population of at least two thousand. If we can wipe out the Gray Ghosts in one fell swoop, our campaign goal will basically be achieved."
What the chair said seemed to make sense, and judging by the direction of the ocean currents, it was also possible. We could go out to sea this season, follow the current to the peninsula, and then return to the White Mist Tribe tomorrow when the current turns. It would be a good idea to reach Poseidon City in the spring.
"Have you been to the Ghost Mountain Peninsula where the Gray Ghost Tribe is located?"
"I followed the white-skinned fleet to the Ghost Mountain Peninsula once and traded some salted radish." The original goldfish tribe where the white-skinned people were was killed by the gray ghost tribe... Is it strange? It seems that this is how primitive society is. Fighting is fighting, but trading is not delayed.
"Tell me about the specific situation of the Gray Ghost Tribe."
"The Grey Ghost Tribe has a population of about 2,000, and many of its members were conquered, so its internal composition is quite complex. There is more than one Grey Ghost Tribe on the Ghost Mountain Peninsula over there, and wars are very frequent. I even doubt whether the Grey Ghost Tribe still exists after not being there for more than a year." Yizi felt embarrassed when he said this.
"I understand!" Ma Yue encouraged the chair to continue speaking.
"On that Ghost Mountain Peninsula, the Gray Ghost Tribe is closest to the sea. Further into the peninsula, the nearest one is the White Ghost Tribe, and there's also a Green Ghost Tribe not far away. Of course, not far is relative. If people were to walk there, it would take at least ten days." The chair knew quite a bit.
Originally, the White Mist tribe's leader rotated, but later, Ma Yue stopped rotating them, so Yizi had been on Mist Island for almost three years. It was normal for him to follow the White Pi out to sea to trade on the Ghost Mountain Peninsula.
In general, the situation on the Guishan Peninsula is somewhat complicated, and Ma Yue needs to make a decision whether to go to the Guishan Peninsula.
"What are our advantages over the Gray Ghost Tribe over there?" Ma Yue asked.
"I didn't see any large livestock in the Gray Ghost Tribe. The largest ones are sheep, so our biggest advantage is still the wildebeest cavalry." Chair said with certainty.
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